Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Filesystem Capabilities in 2.6? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 03 Nov 2002 12:46:27 +0000 |
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On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 02:43, Werner Almesberger wrote: > > What you are suggesting is the equivalent of marking documents 'secret' > > by putting them in a specific drawer and hoping nobody ever misfiles it. > > Everyone instead writes "secret" on the document - guess why > > This happens if you have a design that is based on taking away > privileges/rights/capabilities/power/whatever. If the "naked" > object has no special powers, misfiling it does no damage at all.
That isnt actually true. When you misfile it you mistakenly give it powers. An untrusted document stuck in the secret drawer becomes seen to have much higher value. It might for example lead the military to believe a project is secret, make a decision on that basis and get everyone shot because the opponents knew about it.
Alan
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